Homeland Season 2: Watch the First 20 Minutes

We spy something that should help Homeland fans sweat out these last weeks until the acclaimed drama returns on Sept. 30.

Showtime has released the first 20 minutes from the Season 2 premiere, which picks up several months after Marine Sgt. Nicholas Brody (played by Emmy nominee Damian Lewis) failed to detonate his suicide bomb vest there in the bunker with the vice president, and CIA agent Carrie Mathison (Emmy nominee Claire Danes) underwent memory-addling shock treatment to quell her bipolar disorder.

So tell your boss you’re about to hunker down with the Bartlesby account files, put off that Chem 107 homework a bit longer or reschedule that CostCo run, and press PLAY below.